COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Publix has announced plans for a new location in Columbia’s BullStreet District.

It was announced on Wednesday that the grocery chain’s latest 50,325 square foot store will be at the corner of Bull Street and Colonial Drive, next to REI Co-Op.

“This is great news not just for those who call BullStreet home, but for the entire heart of our city,” Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann said in a statement. “With so many of Columbia’s densest neighborhoods surrounding this district, this announcement brings real relief to what has long been a grocery desert in our capital city.”

Officials said the store will not only serve more than 1,000 residents who live in the BullStreet District, but also thousands more who live within walking distance or in surrounding neighborhoods.

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